Indiana Academy of Science

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Indiana Academy of Science
Formation1885
TypeNon-profit
HeadquartersIndiana
Location
  • United States
Website indianaacademyofscience.org

The Indiana Academy of Science is a non-profit organization that promotes the advancement of science. It is based in Indiana and was founded in 1885.

Contents

The first meeting was held on December 29, 1885 in the Marion County Courthouse in Indianapolis. The Academy was officially incorporated on December 21, 1887.

The Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science began with volume 1 in 1891, published in 1892 and containing the papers from 1885 through 1891; it has been published annually since then. [1]

Presidents of the Academy

The Academy has had the following presidents: [2]

1885 David Starr Jordan, Indiana University
1886 David Starr Jordan, Indiana University
1887 John M. Coulter, Wabash College
1888John P.D. John (1843-1916), DePauw University
1889 John C. Branner, Indiana University
1890 Thomas C. Mendenhall, Rose Polytechnic Institute
1891 Oliver P. Hay, Butler University
1892John L. Campbell (1827-1904), Wabash College
1893 Joseph C. Arthur, Purdue University
1894 William A. Noyes, Rose Polytechnic Institute
1895Amos W. Butler (1860-1937), Brookville
1896 Stanley Coulter, Purdue University
1897 Thomas Gray, Rose Polytechnic Institute
1898 Clarence A. Waldo, Purdue University
1899 Carl H. Eigenmann, Indiana University
1900 David W. Dennis, Earlham College
1901 Mason B. Thomas, Wabash College
1902 Harvey W. Wiley, Purdue University
1903 Willis S. Blatchley, Indiana University
1904Carl L. Mees (1853-1932), Rose Polytechnic Institute
1905John S. Wright (1870-1951), Eli Lilly and Company
1906Robert Hessler, Cincinnati
1907David M. Mottier, Indiana University
1908Glenn Culbertson, Hanover College
1909 Arthur L. Foley, Indiana University
1910Percy N. Evans, Purdue University
1911Charles R. Dryer, Indiana State Normal School
1912Joseph P. Naylor, DePauw University
1913Donaldson Bodine, Wabash College
1914Severance Burrage, Eli Lilly and Company
1915Wilbur A. Cogshall, Indiana University
1916Andrew J. Bigney, Moores Hill College
1917William Moenkhaus, Indiana University
1918Edward B. Williamson, Bluffton
1919Edward B. Williamson, Bluffton
1920Henry L. Bruner, Butler University
1921Howard E. Enders, Purdue University
1922Frank M. Andrews, Indiana University
1923Charles A. Behrens, Purdue University
1924 Charles C. Deam, Indiana Dept. of Conservation
1925Edgar R. Cummings, Indiana University
1926William M. Blanchard, DePauw University
1927Frank B. Wade, Shortridge High School
1928Edward G. Mahin, University of Notre Dame
1929Louis J. Rettger, Indiana State Normal School
1930 Rolla R. Ramsey, Indiana University
1931John J. Davis, Purdue University
1932Fernandus Payne, Indiana University
1933Marcus A. Lyon, South Bend Clinic
1934 Julius Nieuwland, University of Notre Dame
1935Will Scott, Indiana University
1936Ray C. Friesner, Butler University
1937William E. Edington, DePauw University
1938 Eli Lilly Jr., Eli Lilly and Company
1939Truman G. Yuncker, DePauw University
1940Frank N. Wallace, Indiana Dept. of Conservation
1941Paul Weatherwax, Indiana University
1942Melvin G. Mellon, Purdue University
1943Theodor Just, University of Notre Dame
1944Clyde A. Malott, Indiana University
1945Millard S. Markle, Earlham College
1946Edward P. Degering, Purdue University
1947James F. Mackell, Indiana State Teachers College
1948 Winona Hazel Welch, DePauw University
1949Charles L. Porter, Purdue University
1950 Stephen S. Visher, Indiana University
1951William P. Morgan, Indiana Central College
1952Prentice D. Edwards, Ball State Teachers College
1953Horace M. Powell, Eli Lilly and Company
1954Otto B. Christy, Ball State Teachers College
1955Alfred H. Meyer, Valparaiso University
1956Raymond E. Girton, Purdue University
1957Willis H. Johnson, Wabash College
1958William A. Daily, Eli Lilly and Company
1959 Ralph E. Cleland, Indiana University
1960Arthur T. Guard, Purdue University
1961Lawrence H. Baldinger, University of Notre Dame
1962Harry G. Day, Indiana University
1963Howard H. Michaud, Purdue University
1964Edward L. Haenisch, Wabash College
1965Frank J. Welcher, Indiana University
1966Carrolle A. Markle, Earlham College
1967Alton A. Lindsey, Purdue University
1968William J. Wayne, Indiana University
1969Howard R. Youse, DePauw University
1970Frank A. Guthrie, Rose Polytechnic Institute
1971Samuel N. Postlethwait, Purdue University
1972Otto K. Behrens, Eli Lilly and Company
1973William B. Hopp, Indiana State University
1974Damian V. Schmelz, Saint Meinrad College
1975John B. Patton, Indiana Geological Survey
1976Donald J. Cook, DePauw University
1977Clarence F. Dineen, St. Mary’s College
1978Jerry J. Nisbet, Ball State University
1979J. Dan Webster, Hanover College
1980Robert E. Henderson, Indianapolis Center for Advance Research
1981Robert E. Henderson, Indianapolis Center for Advance Research
1982William R. Eberly, Manchester College
1983Alice S. Bennett, Ball State University
1984Theodore J. Crovello, University of Notre Dame
1985Benjamin Moulton, Indiana State University
1986Ernest E. Campaigne, Indiana University
1987Stanley J. Burden, Taylor University
1988Wilton N. Melhorn, Purdue University
1989Charlotte M. Boener, Indiana State University
1990Wendell F. McBurney, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
1991Cornelius W. Pettinga, Eli Lilly and Company
1992C.W. Lovell, Purdue University
1993Duvall A. Jones, Saint Joseph’s College
1994Wayne P. Mueller, University of Evansville
1995Gene Kritsky, College of Mt. St. Joseph
1996James R. Gammon, DePauw University
1997James D. Haddock, IUPU Fort Wayne
1998Rebecca Dolan, Butler University
1999Marion T. Jackson, Indiana State University
2000Ruth H. Howes, Ball State University
2001Edwin R. Squiers, Taylor University
2002Terry West, Purdue University
2003Robert D. Waltz, Department of Natural Resources
2004Don Ruch, Ball State University
2005Uwe Hansen, Indiana State University
2006Clare Chatot, Ball State University
2007John Schutt, Taylor University
2008Nils I. Johansen, University of Southern Indiana
2009Paul Rothrock, Taylor University
2010James Curry, Franklin College
2011Richard Kjonaas, Indiana State University
2012-13Michael Finkler, Indiana University Kokomo
2013-14Dale Edwards, University of Evansville
2014-15 Arden Bement, Purdue University
2015-16Michael Homoya, Department of Natural Resources
2016-17Darrin Rubino, Hanover College
2017-18Horia Petrache, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
2018-19Alice Long Heikens, Franklin College
2019-20Vanessa Quinn, Purdue University Northwest

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References

  1. ↑ "History of the Indiana Academy of Science". Indiana Academy of Science. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Past Academy Presidents". Indiana Academy of Science. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

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